Q: Is 231,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 231,988 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 231988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 236 983 1,966 3,932 57,997 115,994 and 231,988, with no remainder.
Since 231,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 231,988, it is not a prime number.